Smell and Taste

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Many people wrongly assume that between our senses of taste and smell, taste dominates. But what actually allows us to differentiate one food from another - especially when we venture beyond the basics of sweet, sour, salty, savory, and bitter - is the aroma. This program explores how smell combines with taste somewhere in our brains to create the perception of flavor. In on-camera experiments and interviews, a Toronto chef discovers innate sensory characteristics that may explain his skill in the kitchen, while a woman who has been robbed of her sense of smell describes how that loss affects her daily experience. An outstanding teaching tool for pointing out the importance of two mysterious and often misunderstood senses.